Recognition, restitution and the potentials of postcolonial liberalism for South African heritage

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 182, 2005, Pages 72-78

  Meskell, Lynn ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Indigenous stakeholding; Multiculturalism; Postcolonial liberalism; Restititution

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248165009     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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